Bellingham (WA) Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Lifestyle Options

Aging in Bellingham, Washington has its drawbacks when you need a little extra help with activities of daily living (ADL’s). You may require a home health aide or homemaker services, but when you consider the cost, it stretches your budget well beyond its limits. The expense of maintaining your current home along with the cost of either of those options leaves you wondering what is affordable and will still meet your needs? The best option may be assisted living? It offers a number of benefits that would be within your budget and satisfy your needs.

Comparing your options, hiring a home health aide would average $57,200 and working with a homemaker service would cost around $50,336. If you think just getting out of the house for a few hours a day and using a facility like an adult day care might solve your concerns, consider that the average cost in Bellingham for day care is $38,840. These options are very expensive when you add them up with the cost of running your current home. Assisted living on the other hand offers private housing and access to trained medical personnel 24 hours a day. And best of all the annual cost includes water, electricity, gas and garbage. In Bellingham, Washington the average annual cost is $46,776, far less than it would be to hire outside help to come to your home.

Assisted living offers the freedom to come and go as you please, but gives you the assurance of knowing when you are at home there is assistance available at all times. Besides comfortable private quarters, you’ll have the additional conveniences that come from living in Bellingham, Washington. There’s an abundance of activities to keep you occupied in Bellingham. For those who truly appreciate nature, bird and whale watching tours are available as well as walking or hiking the National Forest trails. The thriving artistic community keeps the gallery showings fresh and there’s a proliferation of historic museums to visit. If you love fine dining, especially seafood, shopping and live music, Bellingham is the place to be.

Whether or not you decide on an assisted living home, you can obtain a full description of the facilities that are even worth your consideration by visiting SeniorLiving.Org. You’ll see reviews of all the facilities in the city and region, making it easier to select the right place for you. These reviews are free of bias, so you’ll get the unadulterated truth and you can feel comfortable you’re your choice.

The assisted living results are sorted by listings with images, then distance from the center of the Bellingham. To search for just one type of senior care (like assisted living or nursing homes, assisted living facilities in Bellingham that accept Medicaid, ) enter Bellingham or your zip into the search bar and then use the tabs to limit to a single type of care. See all Washington senior living options ask about assisted living regulations in Washington.

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